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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL!, PORTLAND ' MONDAY EVENING, .MAY' 18, 1908.-
PROPOSED TAX
MEASURES
Takes Opposite View." , s
.To the Editor of The Journal Agree
' able to your timely 'suggestion that
"Voters should look Into the 'merits of
- thee various Initiative and referendum
-measures and be prepared to vote on
thm i fntAlHarentlv." ' I have - made v. a
somewhat careful study of the proposed
; tax law, by reading the literature I meet
' with in its favor and listening; to the
declarations of its friends.,
rts avowed aim, , as set forth la the
Initiative petition -circulated by the
Oregon Tax Reform association. U to
; mmava 't h hiirdfn nt t th.1 ion from
' furniture, workmen's tools, and improve
- ments on farms, residence property, and
m 1 1 - ll H'VW - Am n 1. 1 a
. catchy,; especially to the pooref taxpay-
; mrm mnA fricmdH of manufacture. As yet
I have heard none of Us friends thor-J
; oughly analyse the measure ana state
with any accuracy Its full practical
working. They wander In the mases of
pleasing theories which -da not apply to
the act. -
It is proposed to amend section 1 of
article IX of our aute constitution
- whereby the following classes of prop
erty will be exempt from taxation: . All
" dwelling , houses, barns, sheds,, ut-
thereto, all machinery and buildings
I used exclusively for manufacturing pur-
?oses and the appurtenances thereto,' all
enees, farm machinery and appliances
used as such, all fruit trees, vines,
shrubs and all other improvements on
farms. aU livestock, all household ffur
nlture In . use and all tools owned by
workmen and In use." The exemptions
for public -literary and religious pur
poses to remain " as at present. The
practical question la. how will It per-
i The exemption of "all livestock."
barns, sheds- and all other appurten-
ances thereto would, in several counties
of eastern and ' southeastern Oregon,
i nearly free those most able to pay the
" taxes, towlt, the wealthy stockmen who
monopolise most of the watering places
and grow rich from use of the grazing
lands. The few business people .and
small ranchers would have to pay most
k Btat AAiinfv an A 4'iinhOOi taxes.
The maintenance of the county govern
ment In this district is largely for the
Purpose of capturing and convicting the
hleves who prey upon the. herds, which
- under this law would be immune from
taxation; almost the entire burden for
this protection would be thrown upon
others, and they the least able to bear
It Could anything be more unjust?
It Is absolutely Indefensible, and this
feature of Its operation alone should
condemn It. , - ' ,
Again, the poor man who has a hold
ing of acreage, whether he has bought
on credit, secured It from the govern
ment or obtained it in any other way.
and who Is trying to Improve it and
provide a home for his fanj liar, would
pay the same tax as his wealthy neigh
bor, who has a splendidly equipped
farm with fine buildings, teams, car
riages, the latest farm machinery.
princely Income, and living at his ease.
The same would be true of the laborer
who gets a lot and puts up a cheap
shack to save rent, and of the man ad-
- ininlna: him who owns a stateiy mansion
and has all the aristocratic appointments
"hat money could buy .TU i true the
fine improvements of the latte r would
advance the value of the lot of the
former, but would not Increase his In
come nor his power to Paytax. In
the greatest objection urged against the
present system is this very result, which
Is denominated the "unearned Incre
ment." and the contention Is made that
,hi. fnii-Aa.ui value should not go to
the owner but should be given to society
and the intimation is that when this law
Is fully perfected such shall be the cas
The possessor of a valuable orchard
yielding him a net income of hundr"s
Ut UUIIH wjw -w " - r . .
upon it than his poor neignoor wun an
equal number of acres upon which h in
tolling to get an orensrra Bmrmu. ;
have ipoken of these, three classes 4as
paying- their -increased : taxes. which
would equal In amount tnose of 4he rich,
but Is not at all likely that they would
be able to do so and enforcement of such
law would toi tnem simpiy mwn
Manufacturing corporations, whether
lam nr amail are -exempt both as to
machinery, buildings and the appurte
nances tnereto. wnaiever vujy urn
i ..I. Th. mlMlnnara nlant of the In
man-Poulsen Lumber company would
pay taxes only upon the ground used, as
would be the case with all the other saw
mills, sash and door factories, woolen
mills, etc, of the state.
The great syndicate that controls the
best and most of the flouring mills of
the state would also be beneficiaries of
this most beneficent (T) system. Prpb
sbly salmon canning would be another
manufacturing Industry and therefore
exempt from taxation. To commend, this
feature of the measure, its similarly In
principles to the protective tariff is
pointed out, but It most resembles that
objectionable phase of the tariff class
privilege. The redeeming quality of the
tariff Is that It provides revenue In
this respect the proposed act is exactly
opposite. Another consideration is urged
In Its favor, that some cities in the east
and south have exempted certain indus
tries from taxation. But the principle
la radically different. Municipalities
have In some cases exempted enterprises
whioh they wished to secure from local
r municipal tax for a few years as a
kind of bonus, a thing that Oregon towns
might be permitted to do when we have
a population that would Justify the es
tablishment of industries to compete
with the east In Justification of all
this Injustice, we sre told that the work
man's tools are exempt: yes. but mark
the unjust discrimination against the
workman. .
The machinery, houses and appurte
nances of the manufacturer are not re
quired to be In use to seoure exemption.
He csn order lockouts, join the trust and
receive pay for shutting down or can
discharge emploves with impunity. But
the workman, who is trying to make a
living with his tools, if sick or his fam
ily Is sick or if a strike is on or a panto
stops his work and the tax collector
pays him a visit durlnr such a cessation
from labor he la liable to taxation. Even
our Imperfect laws of the present are
free from such unjust discrimination.'
From what source comes this law that
under guise of benefiting and helping
the poor only loads htm with heavier:
C h
! the food that combines the life of the wheat
' v s-es ; with the soothing, invigorating tonic of
barley-malt. Try ." it for breakfast. You will like the sweet,
crisp,' maltyflakesj' Pt ;f-.v'?- - - -L
" FORCE" it mads of the best white wheat, steam-cooked, rolled Into thin lakes, combined :
-with, thy parett barley-malt end baked. Always " crisp " it before serving it by ponr
rA into a pan end warming it in oven. ' Then serve in large dish with cream, piling the flake
.in one side of the dish end pouriog the eres.ni in the other tide, dipping the flake et eaten. ' '
Your Grocer sells iu i? P t other: Flaked Food i VJusi
AMENDMENT AND OTHER
AROUSE GENERAL DISCUSSION
burdens? "Would it not be well for the
laboring man. the poorer farmers and all
classes of business men to Investigate
pretty thoroughly, and Ascertain ik. real
animus of the move. ,
The simple -statement of" the general
practical workings of this proposed act
ought to be sufficient for Its condemna
tion, but an examination of the consider
ations or at least the stronger ones ad
vanced In Us favor should receive atten
tion. ,- - ' '' -
-When carefully" analyred they appeal,
it seems to me, only to the theoretical
and the thoughtless. '
In all the literature favoring It that
I have seen, there is a studied attempt
to divert the mind from a critical xa ru
ination of the merit or demerit of the
act, by simulating championship of the
weaa, nuruner roprwuuui utterances
against plutocratic greed and emphasis-
ing the delinquency of the present sys
resent sys
and truth-
tem as operated. Many gooa
ful things are saia, out tney are- not ap
plicable, to the case. Whether Intended
or not those, popular utterances appear
to be a sugar coating of the pernicious
features of the act so that some may
take the dose at one gulp. The thought
ful and discriminating will discern Its
true character. .
To the Initiative petition . filed with
the secretary of state Is appended long
arguments In Its favor. Some bf them
I have already answered. . In this doc
ument we are assured that the Oregon
Tax Reform association Is "composed
of men who have devoted their lives to
ths common 1 good and desire to "In
stitute a better, just and more certain
method of taxation,"-than the present
"effete and Inequitable system. Hence
we. take it for granted that they are
unusually .good men their names are
not given and, that they honestly de
sire to benefit the people,' but goodness
nt heart does not insure soundness of
Judgment The Doukahabora certainly
must be the most conscientious of peo
ple" but we cannot indorse as wise their
abjuring of wearing apparel. The first
argument advanced is, "that It Is a step
in the direction ot single tax. , what
ever attractions the Henry George sys
tem of taxation may have to certain
persons they are lost by the attempt to
mix it. with the present one. It be
comes a confused and Incongruous Jum
ble resulting in violating all standards
of Justice and our Innate sense of right
and wrong. - ,
, The second argument Is certainly the
strongest one advanced and lr soollca
ble- would, when properly modified car'-
ry some weignt. it is mis: i ne er
feet of the law now in operation Is to
encourage monopoly and discourage In
dustry. subsldtzo monopoly and fine
production" which when simplified
means that unimproved land Is en
hanced In vslue by surrounding develop
ments and that as property is improved
the taxes upon It are increased
The holding of land in idleness for
speculation onlv. Is to be deprecated and
such holdings should pay their full pro-
fiortlon of tax. Under our law that is
ntended. Value Is the basis of taxa
tion and If Improved lands are valued
too high yand unimproved ones are
valued too low the fault is with the as
sessor and a campaign for the - correc
tion or tnis anuse snouid no started
A contention worthy of consideration
is advanced, that the operation of a
similar law In New Zealand and In
Manitoba "tins given rise to a prosper
ity never before known," one fact is
worth a thousand theories. But herein
the pronbsed measure gets Its solar
nlexus blow.
The latest sdvlees from Manitoba
completely refutes the whole thing. On
May this message appeared In the
daily press: "Winnipeg. Manitoba. May
l. Fire thousand socialists and unem
ployed beaded by red flags, and banners
and "we want work" mottoes paraded
from fit. Johns Park to the city hall
this afternoon but were kept moving
bt the notice ana finally dispersed.
That punctures" the bubble; I had pre
pared an argument to show that the ex
emption tr so mucn wemn rrom taxa
tiojv would throw additional "burden
upon the poorer classes and upon the
business of the country so that In the
end consumers and purchasers who
eompoee the masses would have It to
pay. But that argument is now unnec
essary an this argument of fact Is un-
answeraDie.
I trust to see something editorially In
The Journal. It has become a great pa
per and many look to It for guidance
in puouc an airs.
T. C HUMPHREY, M. D.
Dialogue Opposition.
To the Editor of the Journal Mr.
Single rax, you look hungry, and as I
know Mrs. Hayseed has dinner ready,
we will take a short cut across the
fields and climb this barbedwlre fenco
that encloses my high-taxed land.
Well! it's too bad you are hung up on
the fence, and you have torn your
clothes, to; but never mind, Mrs. H.
will lend you a needle and thread to
put yourself together again, and you
should not get vexed at the barbs, for
you cannot kick aaainst the pricks as
scripture has It, you know, and besides,
the factory who made that fence is one
of those Infants you wouldn't tax. I
m very glad to know you have that
check from the railroad company for
?our last great speech on the single
ax In your pocket so that you can
buy a new suit when you get back' to
town. Here we are at the house and
Mrs. H. has come to meet me.
Mr. Single Tax, this Is Mrs, Hayseed.
and I hope dinner . is ready for - him,
for 1 know he is hungry and tired, for
he has been walking hard for three
daya to find a farmer fool enough to
vote for the single tax and he has not
found one1 yet, beside when he went to
get over the fence to get on bur farm
he nearly lost all his clothes.
Tou needn t reel - bad. thouch. Mr.
Single Tax, we never turn a stranger
away for fear, you know, that we might
entertain angels unawares, so put your
self at ease Perhaps you weuld like to
wash first, so here Is a basin. Heln
yourself to our untaxed water, you look
as though you needed it. free as tho
air you breathe. In free America. Aren't
you giaa you live in iree America, in
stead of some obscure British colony?
Now, honest Injun, I know you are.
as i ng Be
through the tall timber
stomachs that could digest anything. The
man with his nose on a desk has to " cod
dle" his stomach. The best "coddler" is
t am glad J am,' anyway, and that -1
am a farmer. too, for did not the father
of our Country, who waa a farmer, say
that agriculture ,waa toe Hvw?kvyv
n.tlnn nf manf
w no are mere among as wn wvuu
exchange his lot; for the soreheads In
the cities,, who are trying to paint our
flag a bloody-red Instead ot ; the jred.
white and blue, and , who style us hay
seeds. Grangers, etc. because pur hands
are calloused Instead of their lily white
and soft nands. f .
-Now, Mr. Single Tax. alt. ub and
make yourself free at the table, and
Mrs. li will wait on you while IHalk
to you while you eat, as it la not. often
I have a chance. t9 have my say. Tou
see we only have one course and you
may notice that everything you have
before you, as well as the lorn clothes
you have on your back, have income
way come from the ground. I sold my
sugar beet to the factor- to make that
sugar you are putting Into that coffee
controlled by the coffee trust, for the
same price -this year as last,, but - tn
factory charges ma $1.25 more per sack
than last season, and they tell us the
only salvation for them Is for the tax
to be taken off of their $4,000,000 plant
and put on the farm, and what we farm
ers want, of course, Is more such plants.
Single Tax Mrs. . H., please pass , the
salt. , "'
t Mrs. H.-I am sorry, Mr.Uftigle Tax,
but we have none at present,-' as the
salt mines and wells have gone into a
combine and - we do not keep as largo
a supply n hand as common, either for
ourselves or our stock, so It has lost
some of Its savor to us farmers, any
way. -
Mr. H. What ' you have eaten you
are welcome to, besides, you need not
tender me-your check on the railroad
company, - for I would not accept It,
for they sold me this farm for a, bis;
sum and, they have charged me out
rageous prices for handling everything:
I have reaised. and the only rebate I
ever got was rebated the wrong way;
that Is. on a big' box I had sent -from
the east, for which I already prepaid
charres. They would not let me have
it till I paid one-half more, and yet
you would like to see this creeping In
fant untaxed. - No. thoiks.
OREGON HAYSEED.
rhnosopbj of Single Tax.
Hermlston, Or., May 12. To the Edi
tor of The Journal The fundamental
propositions of the sinale tax philos
ophy sre three In -number. First, that j
me reduction or the natural resources
of a country to individual ownership
will, unless counteracted, inevitably lead
to the poverty of the man.v and the con
centration of the wealth of the country i
in tne nands or a few. Second, that all
of the members of each succeeding gen
eration have an equal right to the use
of these resources. And third, that a
tax for public purposes on. toe value of
land, equal to the rent that It will yield,
will restore to all their equal right to
the ne resources,.
The first proposition Is established
by what I shall cajl the first three laws
of economics, namely, the law of human
endeavor, the law of rent, and the law
of wages.
The second proposition, although con
stantly denied in practice, Is seldom de
nied theoretically. Land titles at their
best rest on appropriation, and at their
worst on usurptatton and robbery. The
elder children of a family appropriating
the entire estate of their father and ex
cluding the vouneer and weaker chil
dren on the ground that there was not
enough to go round and satisfy all,
would be an exact parallel.
The third proposition, that the single
tax would be effectual, is scarcely ques
tioned by any except the Socialists. The
consternation among monopolists when
ever tne single tax is seriously men
tioned is abundant proof that they have
little doubt as to Its efficacy. Thev can
view with calmness the agitation of the
Socialists, for . thev think nothing will
come ot it. at least In their time. But
their attitude toward the single tax re-
sembles that of the old slave holders to
the abolition movement. .
To return to the first proposition, all
wealth that Is produced by the applica
tion of labor and capital to a natural
resource Is divided into three parts,
wages going to labor, rent to land, and
interest to capital. What I have called
the first law of economics or the law of
human endeavor is stated as follows:
Men always strive to satisfy their wants
with the least labor.
This law Is an axiom: It was doubt
less apprehended by some of the earlier
economists, but Henry George was the
first to formulate It definitely and to
Insist on its Importance. The definition
of rent Is as follows: Rent Is that por
tion of the product which, with the
same application of labor, anv given
unit of land wiy yield in excess over
that of the poorest land in use.
Rent arises In consequence of the first
law of economics and because all land
is not equally productive. In all com
munities of sny extent the poorest land
tn use yields no rent. This land may bo.
fertile or rich In minerals and its pov
erty due solely to its location. The di
viding line between land that yields rent
and land that yields no rent Is called the
margin of production. Material progress
and increase of population lower the
margin of production by bringing, land
of a poorer quality into use. The law of
rent is as roiiows:
Rent depends on the margin of pro
duction, and Increases as the margin of
production rans. i ne aennition of rent
and the statement of the law governing
it. is due to Ricardo, and Is accepted b
the economists l all the different
schools, but he left it unconnected with
the other economic laws. Henry George's
greatest contribution to economic sci
ence consists to his apprehending the
true laas of wages and Interest, and in
showing the eonnectlon or corelatlon be
tween these laws and the law of rent.
The earlier economists erred In think
ing that a man could not labor and
produce his own wages. Their concep
tion was tnat mere is a runa in exist
ence before labor is begun and that
wages depend on the ratio between the
amount of this fund and the number of
laborer. This idea has been aban
doned by all economists of repute. It
Is evident that a man applying labor to
a resource at the margin of produc
tions receives the whole product as
wages. The law of wages as iformu
lAtAri hv Henrv Gaotcm 1 vl-q An-
pend on the margin of production and
ar s
gave our forefathers
aa the-maxim of production
1,1101 It Is evident that aa the mar
gin of production Is lowered by In
crease of population and material ad
vancement that a . greater and greater
portion of the product goes to rent, and
a less and less portion goes to wages
and interest, and that the quarrel be
tween capital and labor is over th di
vision or wnat la left after rent Has
been abstracted. Labor and capital
must first bur off -the mnnonnHnt hr
agreeing in nay. rent hefnra. hrtnrxlnr
jiue process or production. As the runo-
uun ui capital is to assist labor in pro
duction,, capital beina- saved or stored
up wages,-the law of interest is Iden
tical with the law of wages; that is
interest depends on the margin of pro
duction, and decreases as the margin of
production falla.
It is a well observed fact than when
and -where wages are high Interest Is
also, high and vie verse. ' About- all
mat can be said in regard to the value
of commodities that are monopolies is
that their value depends on the supply
and demand. The great majority of
commodities,, however, are not conopo
lles, and an Increase in demand is met
py increase of supply, accompanied by
a lowering of the margin of production.
It might be inferred that an increase in
ciemana win lower wages; but wages
may increase in aDsolute amount, and
at the same time decrease In the pro
portion of the total nroducL and It Is
this proportion wltA which the law of
wages deals.
The value of commodities are relative
not absolute: end the law governing the
value of commodities that are not mo
nopolies, la as- follows. The value of
commodities that are not monopolies
pepenas on tne relative amounts or ta
bor required to produce them at the
margin of production. It is the ex
changes effected between marginal pro
ducers mat determines tne values ob
taining In the market.
It should be observed thst economic
laws are simply an explanation of con
stantly acting economic forces, and not
hard and fast rules that have no excep
tions. - Economics. - like other natural
forces may be temporarily overcome dv
other forces. When a boy throws a
stone in the air. the propelling force
temporarily 'overcomes the force of
gravity and the stone rises; so varia
tions in demand and supply may dis
turb the equilibrium, but cannot change
the action and tendencies of the forces
governing valuea, wages and Interest
The accompanying diagram illustrates
the correlation between the laws of
rent, wages and Interest. The entire
diagram may represent the well-known
Island of economic discussion, a conti
nent or a country. The small squares
may represent units of land; they may
be agricultural land, city lots, mining
claims or any other natural resource of
varying productiveness.
decrease
falls.
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e d p d d d d d d e
JLJL.B "b""b""b""c"d""e"
E P C B A A S I C d""e"
edcbTb"bTT"
EDCCCCCGDE
EDD DD PDDPE
e e j e 77TT7r?
X EARLY PRODUCT Of
$ ICOO
ftOO
t-oo
$ 4CO
$ ZOO
Suppose those marked (A) to be the
most productive, and those marked (K)
to be the least productive, and that the
lntereAt on thft .jia.Tt n.,?eteftfii-tf tn
' work one of these units to be $100, and
I that the yearly product of the land
I marked (A) will be $1,000. that of (B)
&00, that of ( C) $K0O, that of (D) $400
. and that of (E) $200. Th first settlers
in accordance with the first law will
ue land of quality (A), wages will be
$900 per year, and no land will yield
rent These conditions will prevail
until all land of quality (A) Is In use.
After .all land of this quality is In use.
tne margin or production separates
the
land of quality (A) from the land of
the next best quality,. and the next new-
cnmr conM with aAhhi nrnfi tair
land of quality (B) or rent land of
quality (A), and pay $200 rent. Wages
will now be $700 per year and all land
of quality (A) will yield $200 per year
rent Let this process continue until it
is necessary for some to use land of
quality (E) where the product is only
1200 per year, and wages will be re
duced to $100 per year, and the rent of
land of quality (A) will ba $800. of (Ii
will be $600( of (C) will be $400, and of
D) will be $200 yearly. Is It too much
td say .that forces of hls character
working with the constancy of gravita
tion will continually reduce the masses
fo poverty, and concentrate the wealth
ur nip country in me iihiiub ui
TV in the hands Of thOSe
who Control the natural resources?
The plan of devoting the future un-
earned Increment of land values to
P'
ub-
no purpose was advocated
by John
Stuart Mill, but recently It has been
argued that if justice requires the tak
lnA.2 ""."e me,rr. la""Khe petition filed earlier that had been
quires the taking of the unearned in
crement of personal property and im
provements, and the increase in the
- -v ..I
C LT.iu l h. h
VhiU Vh-e PJfi?" STffwiK
as an example.. This at first may seem
filauslble but on examination the reason
ng is found to be fallacious.
The building of the railway lessened
the value of the Improvements because
it lessened the cost of reproducing
them. The stockman had the use of the
grazing land free, and as his labor waa
applied at the margin of production his
income consisted of wages and interest.
After the building of the road the grac
ing land yielded rent, and until title to
the land was rescued by some one else
his Income consisted of rent, wages and
Interest, the rent being a gift from the
community or government. If title to
the land was secured by someone else
he then paid the rent In yearly Install
ments or purchase price, and his condi
tion was much the same as when he was
at the margin.
That It would.be unjust to tax the
cattle at a given rate per head Is evident
from the fact that the state could make
no distinction between herds produced
at the margin or production and those
produced on land yielding rent. Un
earned increments in other kinds of
property that cannot be traced to rent
are in general so. transitory In char
acter, or so small in amount and bo
difficult to find, and the tax so easily
evaded, that they should be let alons
on the ground of expediency if on no
other reason.
w. A. Wj
BARREN.
MURDERER PURSUED, '
TURNS GUN ON SELF
(United tn hi Wire.)
Cleveland. Oh lb. May 11 While be
ing pursued by officers today after
shooting hla - wife dead, John Bower 4
ended the chase by turning about, fo
lng his pursuers and killing himself
witn tne same revolver tnat figured
In the first tragedy.
According to the : story told ' by
friends. Bower- - and his wife Freds,
quarreled early in the day and the wo
man fled to' the home of John Hapner
tor protection; Bower followed ' her.
Mrs. Bower, it la said, was conversing
with Mrs. Hapner. when her husband
nred three snots,- Killing her Instantly.
Then followed the chase is which Bow
er killed himself. ' , ?
1-1 -
; Clatakanie Entertainments 1: : ; 1
: (Special . Dlsoatch to The loeraal.l '
f - Cliitskanle, Or.; May - It The Clats
kanle echoqjs gave-their annual enter
tainment at Graham's hall Friday even
ing. The house would not hold the
crowd that assembled. ' The program
waa comprised of exercises by the chil
dren and a short play, "My Turn Next,"
by the high school pupils.
The. graduation exercises Will be held
Ftiday evening. fho following are the
graduates: - Lulu Page -Ethel Barnes,
Carrie Gllertsen.' Zenaa Eastman, Ev
erett King. --The speaker of the even
Log wlU be T. J..Cleetoa of Portland. :
0M-JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
BIN
TAKE
F1BHT HIGHER IP
Protest Judge's Decision
That a Big District Eats
Up a Little One.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem. Or., May 18. Liquor Interests
!at Staytcn and Sublimity have proteet-
' ed the recent decision of County Judge
gcott, who held that a petition calling
i - , . .. ..,. ,
for a local option vote In a larger dis
trict, muugn xueu mier, nuyerueucu ma
petition calling for a vote In a district
smaller and included In the larger dts
trlct created by the later petition. The
liquor dealers assert that the "petition
filed first should prevail and that the
petition calling for a vole in the larger
district should be thrown out,
Early In the year a petition fathered
by the liquor dealers was prepared, ask
ing that tho question of Prohibition be
voted on in the two precincts of Sub
limity nna tstayton. it was tnougnt
these two precincts were safely wet
and the liquor people have no fear ol
. tne
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outcome. However, tney were
.fr.M lh, lr wnul llnlr Rlavlnn anri
sublimity with several adiolning dry
precincts and vote them dry . In that
, manner.
Just as the liquor Interests feared.
I such a petition was filed, and Judge
Scott neld It was valid and superceded
i nrermred dv tne nmior neonie
A writ of review will be argued be
fore Judge Galloway in the circuit
tomorrow, and It is probable the
"t will be carried on toPthe highest
court for settlement.
Besides' several similar district con
tests within the county prohibition of
tne sate ot liquor unaer tne local option
law In the whole of Marion county will
oe voiea on in jane.
FINDS BIG BUNCH
OF CASH, RETURNS IT
(Colted Pnn Lrawd Wire.)
Oakland, Cal.. Mav 18. Among 4
4 hia friends there never has been
any doubt as to H. T. Hlrschfeld-
er'e honesty, but Just to give
everybody in general a sample
of It he returned to the right-
ful owner I960 in greenbacks
which he found on the street in 4
Oakland.
4 Iirrschfelder , was walking
4 along Fourteenth street, near 4
W the narrow gauge station Sun-
day night when his attention 4
4 was attracted by a packet. He 4
picked it up, . thinking It con-
talned cigar store coupons, car- 4
4 led It home and tossed It at 4
his wife. Mrs. Hirschfelder ex-
4 amlned It closely and a moment 4
4 later exclaimed: 'Why look at 4
4 all this money real money."
4 Hirschfelder seised the money
first, then his hat and before 4
his wife realized what his rush
jwii about ha waa halt way to
4 the nearest police station. Mrs. 4
r Hugo Abraham, who lost the
money, had already reported the , 4
4 matter to the police and It was 4
4 restored to her. 4
4
ASK ROCKEFELLER'S
' AID FOR UNEMPLOYED
(Taltea Leased Vtre. ,.
New Tork. May llvJohn D." Rock
efeller will be asked, to give financial
assistance to the unemployed f New
Tork and to suggest some way Whereby
the Jobless army can get further, relief.
A convention of men who are out of
work I now being held In Manhattan
Lyceum and a committee has been ap
pointed to call on ,the oil king to make
the appeal. 1 1 i - "
The oommJttee expecte to gain a con
ference with him through. the Rev. Dr.
Aked. who - is -pastor- of the' chureo
which Boclfellsr. attends. The conven-
Overflowing with all the
latest and best things for
Boys and Yo yng Men.
Most comfortable shop
ping place in Portland
-MODEST PRICES
prevail here always
Assortment the largest
and best
Ladies9 and Misses' tailored coats
SELLING
LIBRARY VOTING CONTEST
A 1500 library given away absolutely free. An elegant library et 109
volumes fad handsome golden oak cases will be given to the lodge, school,
church, club or society in Portland securing the largest number of . votes.
Votes will be Issued with paid-in-advance subscriptions to The Journal aa fol
lows: One year, $7.50. 760 votes, six months, $.75, 800 votes: three
months, 11.45, HI votes; one month, 6 cents, 40 votes, , and
every-merchant listed below will give with each 10-cent purohass one vote.
At the close of the contest the lodge, school, church, club or society receiv
ing the largest number of vote wilt be awarded the library complete, with
ease Current accounts when promptly paid are. entitled to votes. The library
is 011 exhibition in the Fifth street window of The Journal office, corner Flfta
and Yamhill streets. Ballot boxes are located at Holsman'a Jewelry store,
141 Third street; White Front drug store, 18S Grand avenue: Watts-Matthieu
drug store, 27B Russell street, where all votes should be deposited. Trade
with lh. nllAwlnv mttiwhuita fii4 mmt htiaw with thm vnlAfl
IU fc CO dry goods,
clothing and shoes, tSO to 184 East Mor
rison street.
X. SOMTKAir, Jowsler. 14 Third
Street Main list.
O. ax. XOFSTEATXS. photographer.
liihi Third street. Facme 178(1.
XAJDssitxT numa ro
AOS CO office and warehouse 111-111
North Sixth street Main 1685. A-1485.
TU S. K. BKAnTAJtO CO, sporting
goods, 121 Grand avenue. Ksat iss.
ZOBSBTT COAX ZOS CO office
81 J Pine street Home A-811, Mali
1461.
TUX.CAV COAX. CO., office 82 Bum
llde atreet Main 277. A-8776.
BU8CH 4 OSTEX-, merchant tailors.
S2& surk street rscirio zuw.
OBEOOBT XTSWI CO, cigars and news.
147 cilxth street
W. s. ZXJTr, plumbing and gaa fit
ting. 6U7 wiuiama avenue, un ijjo.
B. A. WHiSOBTS VBTfl TMOWT
SBOa 8TOBB. 128 Grand ave. . 8.68.
A, S. WCCIETT. grocer. 158 Grand
avenue. B-12t. Et 288.
TU atOOEfc BAJtBEK BXOP, finest
ehop in the city. l nixtn atreet
MASOBTZO TEBOrXa aXOOXBT, 880
Tsmhill. corner Park, Main (821.
A-2787. - - - -
CBIOAOO atAmaOBT, meats, 1ST Third
street. Alain 418.
mobjuso szjnoTauCAX) oo 11
East Morrison street East 8128. B-M2S.
WATTS-MATTBtlBU OO druggisU,
275 Russell street East 2.
SB. 2s. . WmiOBT, dentist 842 H
Washington, corner Seventh. Main 2118.
AUCB 2UHXm, fine mUlinery. M
Washington street
num h mil. wood dealers.
rard East Eighth and Main streets. East
16. .
ivnai-roT aaus 00. corner
Second and Columbia streets; retail 148
Third street
MOOZVB BBOtt, east side newa deal
ers and confectionery. Williams avenue
and Russell street East 4702.
B. A. M0ADAIC8, bicycles and sport
ing goods, Williams avenue and Knott
street East 2482.
Mrrr.T.TAMr ATS, TJHHBtTTiTjA 2TAO-
TOBT, umbrellas and leather goods. 844
Williams ava
When You Go
n
ill
!'
Uoa feels' that the effort wlU ' net, be
made In rain. r ; ".'".'
Secretary Iw of the convention, ana
I T. Rush, explaned their rlelt to Wash
ington, where tney rauea to .mm rr--dent
Roosevelt to reuueet an appropria
tion of 2150,000 for the relief of tne
unemployed.
They returned rather 4han spena time 1
In waiting to interview aim on the sub-j
ject . - -.-":
LEADING
CLOTHIER
'FURNISHERS
vatxob m STAanroar, pmmbinsr and
gaa fitting. 808 Pine street . ,
CSBTTBAX, aCAJUGBT. meats and fish,
180 Grand avenue. B-18SS. East 412.
. A. DOJLXTB, wallpaper, painter and
cecorator. 104 Union ava. East 1088.
. X0E3SBXi ft TBBT, meats and fUh.
840 First st Main 17. - ? .
OaUJkUHXdlT BBOS, wood dealers,
Marshall and 13th sts. Both phones.
'OOUBTATiB'S GBOCXBT. 271 Bus
sell st fast 8 SO. ,-,.;.-,.-.- ...-
,,0H1LS ' WT. rroeeries. SS
Washington st Main h7. A-JlfT.
are? ',Aa' -woer. 842 WlUlams
WXXTOtzm m STUBS, wall paper and
paints. 406 Morrison mtT MainlMt,
XAX at. BMXTX. florist 150 Fifth at.
opp. Meier Frank. Main 7218. W
QtrBEV Oi'i'i nrnwaa nr.nwnra
W6BXS, 289 Grand ava. East 8688.
BUBBIBZBB mm. - o
Short wood. B-1581; East 808U Offloe
and yard Thlrty-alxth and Hawthorn
O. X fOIX20V, 'itnamlth. 28S Grand
avenue. Exst 8C02. ;
WS WWW nntlrtnn. T n I Vrm
slstant Main 1874-.7 Ill th st
VOBTBWXST OTTBT CO. anarfl..
goodA 118 2d st Main 2006.
COZOEMAB KAUW1B1 OO- karrf.
ware, mechanics' tools and cutlery. 10 a
8d st Main C13T.
EtntsxA oabbzaob votn. ufr.
f ?d plr,e.r" f carriages and wagons.
WOODUWV XATJBTDKY fin T.v
Dry and Finished Work. Woodiawa
1133. 427 Xekum eve. t
JOBS BCSJaTTDA ClMntn mr,A
dyeing; quick work. 6H th at
COX.U1CBIA FTJIX CO. FtMh. nv.t.r.
poultry, butter, eggs, etc Main if
A-6668. ' Third and Ankeny eta. J;
2f. B. BOXirxU 81 OO. meats. Wni.
lawn 8; C-1888. 718 Union ava. north.
roBTXUUTD tbbt 8s ivnmra eo
tents and awnings, window awnings an i
porch curtains a specialty. 18 N. From.
as. s&EJH neat estate ana Invest
ments. Room 411 Corbett bldg. Alsu
1880.
Into Our Paints
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Ton win find, you have superior ;
quality, fast color and durability, ti
BAT STATE paints have a rich color
In all their varied tints, and they
will defy supahine. rain and inow
longer than any paints you can use.
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risner, inorsen a to. ii
FRONT AND MORRISON STS.
Ackertnan Off to Coos Pit.
- (Special Piipttrfe to The l,t.. i
' Balem. Or.. May 12. F''- Ck
tendent of Schools J. I. Afk'i."-i -yesterlay
for Coos li.v .i' '
he wdl deliver a number i t I
He will sr'k at CrlinT. '-rt i, .
and MataiirlfM hilI lt 1 I
"v"
ether aJiout ' I !.
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